{"id":12911,"date":"2024-01-12T09:37:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T08:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/12\/update-law-on-computer-evidence-to-avoid-horizon-repeat-ministers-urged\/"},"modified":"2024-01-12T09:37:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T08:37:21","slug":"update-law-on-computer-evidence-to-avoid-horizon-repeat-ministers-urged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/12\/update-law-on-computer-evidence-to-avoid-horizon-repeat-ministers-urged\/","title":{"rendered":"Update law on computer evidence to avoid Horizon repeat, ministers urged"},"content":{"rendered":"

Critics say assumption in English and Welsh law that computers are \u2018reliable\u2019 reverses usual burden of proof in criminal cases<\/p>\n

Ministers need to \u201cimmediately\u201d update the law to acknowledge that computers are fallible or risk a repeat of the Horizon scandal<\/a>, legal experts say.<\/p>\n

In English and Welsh law, computers are assumed to be \u201creliable\u201d unless proven otherwise. But critics of this approach say this reverses the burden of proof normally applied in criminal cases.<\/p>\n

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\nCritics say assumption in English and Welsh law that computers are \u2018reliable\u2019 reverses usual burden of proof in criminal cases
\nMinisters need to \u201cimmediately\u201d update the law to acknowledge that computers are fallible or risk a repeat of the Horizon scandal, legal experts say.
\nIn English and Welsh law, computers are assumed to be \u201creliable\u201d unless proven otherwise. But critics of this approach say this reverses the burden of proof normally applied in criminal cases. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Critics say assumption in English and Welsh law that computers are \u2018reliable\u2019 reverses usual burden of proof in criminal cases Ministers need to \u201cimmediately\u201d update the law to acknowledge that computers are fallible or risk a repeat of the Horizon scandal, legal experts say. In English and Welsh law, computers are assumed to be \u201creliable\u201d …<\/p>\n

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